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Johnny McDowell

USA

Status

Retired

Active Years

1950–1952

Biography

Driver Info

Nationality

USA↗

Driver Number

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Date of Birth

—

F1 Debut

1950 Indianapolis 500↗

Last GP

1952 Indianapolis 500↗

WDC

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Fastest Laps

Best WDC

—

Most Wins In Season

1950, 1951, 1952

Teams

Seasons

Consecutive Wins

Consecutive Podiums

Consecutive results are calculated from available published GP result rows.

Race archive

Career Statistics

Grand Prix Wins

No published race results available.

Podium Finishes

No published race results available.

Pole Positions

No published race results available.

Fastest Laps

No published race results available.

Team history

Teammate History

Head-to-head comparisons

30 teammates · Click to expand

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Only Grand Prix races actually started together for the same team count. Wins, podiums and points use those shared GPs; WDC position is season-wide.

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Johnnie Parsons

1950, 1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 2

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 9

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Johnnie Parsons profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 1

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 9

WDC Position

—

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Johnnie Parsons

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George Connor

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View George Connor profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: George Connor

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Jack McGrath

1950, 1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jack McGrath profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jack McGrath

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Gene Hartley

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Gene Hartley profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Gene Hartley

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Jim Rathmann

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 6

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jim Rathmann profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 6

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jim Rathmann

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Fred Agabashian

1950, 1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Fred Agabashian profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Fred Agabashian

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Sam Hanks

1950, 1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 2

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 2

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 4

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Sam Hanks profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 1

Points

0 : 4

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Sam Hanks

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Andy Linden

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Andy Linden profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Andy Linden

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Duke Nalon

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Duke Nalon profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Duke Nalon

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Chuck Stevenson

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Chuck Stevenson profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Chuck Stevenson

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Chet Miller

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Chet Miller profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Chet Miller

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Rodger Ward

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Rodger Ward profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Rodger Ward

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Cliff Griffith

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Cliff Griffith profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Cliff Griffith

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Bill Vukovich

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Bill Vukovich profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Bill Vukovich

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Joe James

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Joe James profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Joe James

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Art Cross

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 2

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Art Cross profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 2

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Art Cross

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Jimmy Bryan

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jimmy Bryan profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jimmy Bryan

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Jimmy Reece

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jimmy Reece profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jimmy Reece

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Bob Sweikert

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Bob Sweikert profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Bob Sweikert

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Bob Scott

1952 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Bob Scott profile ↗

1952 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Bob Scott

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Cecil Green

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 3

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Cecil Green profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 3

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Cecil Green

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Tony Bettenhausen

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Tony Bettenhausen profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 0

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Tony Bettenhausen

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Joie Chitwood

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Joie Chitwood profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 1

WDC Position

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Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Joie Chitwood

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Walt Faulkner

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Walt Faulkner profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Walt Faulkner

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Pat Flaherty

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Pat Flaherty profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Pat Flaherty

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Mack Hellings

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Mack Hellings profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 1

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Mack Hellings

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Walt Brown

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Walt Brown profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Walt Brown

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Jerry Hoyt

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jerry Hoyt profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

1 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jerry Hoyt

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Jimmy Jackson

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Jimmy Jackson profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

—

Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Jimmy Jackson

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Duke Dinsmore

1950 · Kurtis Kraft

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Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC H2H

0 : 0

View Duke Dinsmore profile ↗

1950 ↗Kurtis Kraft

Shared Grand Prix: 1

Race H2H

0 : 0

Qualifying H2H

0 : 1

Wins

0 : 0

Podiums

0 : 0

Points

0 : 0

WDC Position

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Left: Johnny McDowell · Right: Duke Dinsmore

Career landmarks

Career Milestones

Key moments in F1 history

First achievements, debut and latest published Grand Prix

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First GP

1950 ↗

Indianapolis 500

Kurtis Kraft

First Points

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Not available

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First Podium

—

Not available

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First Win

—

Not available

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First Pole Position

—

Not available

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First Fastest Lap

—

Not available

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First WDC

—

Not available

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Last GP

1952 ↗

Indianapolis 500

Kurtis Kraft

Milestones use published GP results. First Points means the first GP with points awarded; championship milestones use completed season standings.

Season by Season

Career Timeline

Season

Team

WDC

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

Season

1952

Kurtis Kraft

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1951

Maserati

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Season

1950

Kurtis Kraft

WDC

—

Points

Wins

Podiums

Poles

→

Career archive

Racing Record

Racing Career Summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Position
1950	Formula One	Kurtis Kraft	1	—
1951	Formula One	Maserati	1	—
1952	Formula One	Kurtis Kraft	1	—

Complete Formula One Results

Each race tile opens the Grand Prix. Bold race codes indicate pole position, italic race codes indicate fastest lap. Sprint results appear below Grand Prix results when sprint data is available.

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	WDC
1950	Kurtis Kraft	—	—	IND18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1951	Maserati	—	IND32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1952	Kurtis Kraft	—	IND21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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